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missfantasyfiction's review against another edition
5.0
As I've come from expect from P.G. Wodehouse, this was hilarious. Farcical, witty, written in a style uniquely his.
In this particular escapade, Bertie finds himself staying at Totleigh Towers, the country home of Sir Watkyn Bassett, an obsequious magistrate with a vicious vendetta against poor old Bertram. Along the way we encounter wronged policemen, a LOT of blackmail, cow-creamers, notebooks and, of course, an array of beloved characters like Gussie Fink-Nottle, Aunt Dahlia, Roderick Spode and Stiffy Byng.
Wodehouse keeps you hooked until the very end. I also loved the ending - it was really well resolved, with Bertie sleeping peacefully in his bed, believing everything is well with the world (that is, until the next time!)
I will never stop recommending this series, because when it comes to comedic literature, this is the best.
In this particular escapade, Bertie finds himself staying at Totleigh Towers, the country home of Sir Watkyn Bassett, an obsequious magistrate with a vicious vendetta against poor old Bertram. Along the way we encounter wronged policemen, a LOT of blackmail, cow-creamers, notebooks and, of course, an array of beloved characters like Gussie Fink-Nottle, Aunt Dahlia, Roderick Spode and Stiffy Byng.
Wodehouse keeps you hooked until the very end. I also loved the ending - it was really well resolved, with Bertie sleeping peacefully in his bed, believing everything is well with the world (that is, until the next time!)
I will never stop recommending this series, because when it comes to comedic literature, this is the best.
elizajanef's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
lalalioon's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
belleoftheb00ks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bookishlyblonde_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jon288's review against another edition
5.0
Maybe his best Jeeves novel! It has everything you could want all wrapped up in a convoluted and excellently woven plot. Completely daft; in a lesser writers hands it could be drivel but the language is just sublime. This one gets alluded back to quite a bit - the one with the Cow Creamer
rowenaellis's review against another edition
5.0
This book was such a delight! Comedic genius.
“I could see, that if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
A must-read if you need an arsenal of hilarious insults.
“She was as tough as a restaurant steak.”
“I turned to Gussie who was now looking like a bewildered halibut…”
“Where have you been, you infuriating young warthog?”
“You ghastly goggle eyed piece of Gorgonzola”
“I could see, that if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
A must-read if you need an arsenal of hilarious insults.
“She was as tough as a restaurant steak.”
“I turned to Gussie who was now looking like a bewildered halibut…”
“Where have you been, you infuriating young warthog?”
“You ghastly goggle eyed piece of Gorgonzola”
_ash0_'s review against another edition
4.0
This was my first 'Jeeves' book and it was funnier than the one I read about Blandings. The witty statements and paragraphs throughout the book make you laugh so hard. I look forward to reading other books in this series. Sentences though pretty long with words that we hardly use these days, were still very funny.
Some of my favourites from the book:
"Old Bassett, after a quick look in my direction to see that I wasn't stealing the carpet, turned to the constable again."
"... staring at me from time to time as if I had been a ticket-of-leave man who had got in by crashing the gate and might be expected, unless carefully watched, to pocket a spoon or two, ..."
"... Just how safe will human life be in the vicinity of those feet, assuming - as one is forced to assume - that they will inherit the combined loopiness of two such parents? ..."
"Sir?"
"I wish you wouldn't keep saying "Sir?""
Some of my favourites from the book:
"Old Bassett, after a quick look in my direction to see that I wasn't stealing the carpet, turned to the constable again."
"... staring at me from time to time as if I had been a ticket-of-leave man who had got in by crashing the gate and might be expected, unless carefully watched, to pocket a spoon or two, ..."
"... Just how safe will human life be in the vicinity of those feet, assuming - as one is forced to assume - that they will inherit the combined loopiness of two such parents? ..."
"Sir?"
"I wish you wouldn't keep saying "Sir?""